Six Wives of Henry VIII, Antonia Fraser Classic Fraser style historical biography. She covers the six wives individually, rather than covering their sequence in the chain, so managing to avoid the bia… more →
Charlotte Reads Classicswrote 1 day ago: Tomorrow is another birthday. One I always knew was sometime around the same time as my own but one … more →
wrote 5 days ago: Howards End which was published in 1910, remains one of Forster’s best known novels. It’ … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I just finished this novel yesterday. I was excited to read it because I love Zadie Smith. I read On … more →
wrote 1 month ago: We had a fabulous, fantastic, not-to-be-believed-and-maybe-never-even-repeated meeting of our STILL … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I am was reading what is perhaps the single most tepid, irksome book in the history of all existence … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Stebner Tulips, oil on 12x12 panel. $375 unframed Rembrandt has become to my spring what the mistral … more →
wrote 1 month ago: If pressed, or merely asked, to state who is my favorite female character in literature, I would say … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Feeling some Downton Abbey withdrawals? Here is a recommendation to see you through until the next … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Howards End, Tuesday. Dearest Meg, It isn’t going to be what we expected. It is old and littl … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Inspired by a recent Will Unwound post and in anticipation of seeing The Hunger Games this weekend, … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Jane Austen’s narrators are witty, spunky, and apart from telling the story, give the reader a sly c … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Each week, in order to gain a little more culture to the blog, I will be recommending a book. This w … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Like most trends in popular culture, Carla and I are late to the ball on the Emmy-award-winning “Dow … more →
wrote 3 months ago: It is Tuesday…the Tuesday before Fat Tuesday…Valentine’s Day Tuesday…Breakfast for … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Noisy is a weird word. Sounds like someone made it up a long time ago because they couldn’t th … more →
wrote 4 months ago: So, I should apologize for not writing for a bit. I have started several new books, but have only n … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Here’s all the films I watched in January 2012 and my opinions of them (expressed in a color code wh … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Life is indeed dangerous, but not in the way morality would have us believe. It is indeed unmanageab … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Without being able to ask the artist, one sometimes wonders about the depths of meaning one encounte … more →